Sometimes when you are in the process of designing a new piece of fire apparatus for your department, a need may come out of the frustration of not having a specific type of vehicle in your inventory ...

A heavy-rescue unit is almost like a mini- storage warehouse on wheels. It must carry equipment for nearly every type of rescue situation–cribbing and shoring, ropes, water- rescue equipment, portable ...

This special Firehouse supplement, includes three feature stories: Heavy Rescue, Heavy Analysis: Determining the body configuration for a heavy rescue requires diligent scrutiny of a department’s ...

The Toledo Fire & Rescue Department is rolling out new wheels that are different from its typical engines. The two heavy rescues the department has received are designed to work through unique ...

AMKUS Rescue Systems introduces the Heavy Rescue Series, a new line of high-performance extrication tools designed for rapid, reliable rescue operations. Valparaiso, IN — AMKUS Rescue Systems, a ...

KPMG LAKE HOUSE. I’M JESSE PAGAN, WESH TWO NEWS. ALL RIGHT JESSE THANK YOU. THE KISSIMMEE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS ROLLING OUT A NEW TOOL TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY SAFE. HEAVY RESCUE ONE IS OFFICIALLY IN ...

Heavy rescue students perform a hole rescue, in which a simulated victim was stuck after working in water, during an open house Friday, March 29, 2024. Heavy rescue students rappel down a hole as part ...

Firefighters carried out a complex, high-risk heavy rescue operation after a violent early-morning crash on I-95 left a man dead and three others trapped inside a garbage truck. Howard County ...

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This morning was an important unveiling, years in the making, at Fire Station #1 in South Bend.  There was quite a crowd this morning for the official unveiling of the new Rescue One fire truck. Even ...